eaves
Example Sentences
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On weekends, sometimes a jazz band performs behind the stairwell and revelers dance in the eaves.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
As depicted in a finely detailed illustration by Mr. Thompson, long eaves hang over the house’s facade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
It's reminiscent of a cooking wok or the upswept eaves of a Chinese temple.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
She credits measures she took that included new air vents resistant to embers and painting the eaves with fire-resistant coating.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Other trunks were tucked away under the eaves, so it took us all morning to go through everything.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
